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Ukrainian military transport aircraft attacked over Black Sea, crew not injured
Дата: 02.02.2017 10:20
An Antonov An-26 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Navy came under a small arms attack over the Black Sea, near the Odesa gas deposit. The crew were not injured, the plane was damaged by a bullet, Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak reported.
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Verkhovna Rada approves access to foreign forces for peacekeeping exercises in Ukraine
Дата: 19.01.2017 13:50
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved a law authorizing the admission of units of armed forces of other states into the territory of Ukraine in 2017 for the participation in multinational maneuvers.
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Defence ministry denies reports of alleged artillery losses because of Russian hackers' break into software
Дата: 06.01.2017 14:35
The Ukrainian Ground Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine command has dismissed media reports of howitzers having been destroyed after Russian hackers broke into Ukrainian artillerymen's software.
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Family of American professor donates medical equipment to Ukrainian soldiers
Дата: 06.01.2017 12:25
In Lviv, the family of American professor from Stanford University donated medical equipment to the Military and Medical Clinical Center of Western region.
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Bellingcat documents extensive Russian shelling of Ukraine in 2014
Дата: 21.12.2016 17:25
Open-source investigator Bellingcat says Russia launched "systematic" artillery and other barrages against Ukraine in 2014 that were "essentially an act of war" against its neighbour., Radio Liberty reports.
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President: We have to improve system of support for ATO participants, IDPs
Дата: 14.12.2016 12:05
President Petro Poroshenko signed the Decree “On Establishing Conditions for the Implementation of Rights of People with Disabilities” in the course of the meeting with representatives of civil society movement of people with disabilities that took place on the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities. This has been reported by the press service of the Head of State.
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US Senate may approve $350 mln in military assistance to Ukraine already this week
Дата: 07.12.2016 11:15
The US Senate may finally approve USD 350 million in military assistance to Ukraine, stipulated in the Pentagon's budget for 2017 fiscal year, before the end of this week. Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsyntsadze said in a commentary to Ukrinform.
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US provides high-speed boats for Ukrainian navy
Дата: 18.11.2016 16:05
Restoration of Ukrainian Navy’s capabilities is one of the priorities of the comprehensive package of assistance to Ukraine, which was endorsed at the Warsaw NATO Summit, Spokeswoman for the Ukraine’s Defence Ministry Oksana Havryliuk said at today’s press conference, Ukrinform reports.
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Defence Ministry: Over 63,500 soldiers sign contracts for military service in 2016
Дата: 18.11.2016 12:45
Over 63,500 servicepersons have signed contracts for military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine this year, Oksana Havrylyuk, the head of Defence Ministry’s department on communication and press, said at a press briefing on November 18, Ukrinform reports.
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Defence Budget 2017 to encourage reforms and development of Armed Forces – Poltorak
Дата: 16.09.2016 12:50
Senior officials of the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces along with MPs discussed 2017 budgeting of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a joint session of the Board of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and Committee of Verkhovna Rada for National Security and Defence. This is reported by the government website.
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Ukraine receives military aid from Western allies
Дата: 01.09.2016 17:35
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received more than 1,000 night vision devices from the United States, Presidential military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said this at a briefing in Kyiv, Ukrinform reported.
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Ukrainian defence intelligence announces list of Russian personnel transferred to Ukraine
Дата: 17.08.2016 18:05
The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has issued the list of personnel of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the 60th Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Russia, which was transferred to Ukraine, thus giving facts of increasing Russian military presence in Ukraine.
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Ambassador: Russia may invade Ukraine from Crimea
Дата: 17.08.2016 11:35
Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk believes that the Russian Federation can make an attempt of new invasion of Ukraine from the territory of the annexed Crimea.
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Russia continues supplying weapons to Ukraine - intelligence
Дата: 12.08.2016 18:13
The Russian Federation continues to supply weapons and military equipment to the territory of Ukraine, Representative of the Main Intelligence Department of the Defence Ministry of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky said at the briefing, Ukrinform reports.
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5% of Ukrainian GDP to be spent on security bloc next year
Дата: 12.08.2016 15:25
The draft state budget of Ukraine for 2017 will stipulate the expenditure for the security bloc in the size it is provided for this year – at the level of 5% of GDP, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danylyuk said on Ukrainian television.